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UNPLANNED DOWNTIME: 12th Oct 23:45

RIP Walter Becker

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Walter Becker of Steely Dan passed away today.

Huge loss.
James Richmond

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  • stratman3142stratman3142 Frets: 2072
    That's a big shock. A truly great musician.
    It's not a competition.
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  • JezWyndJezWynd Frets: 5837
    Glory days.


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  • KKJaleKKJale Frets: 967
    edited October 2017
    Oh, that's sad.


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  • BucketBucket Frets: 7749
    No :( :( :(
    - "I'm going to write a very stiff letter. A VERY stiff letter. On cardboard."
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  • westwest Frets: 974


    So sad walter has flown away ;( ....
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     xxx

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  • westwest Frets: 974
    Thanks You Bodacious cowboy with the studs that matched you eyes ... ;(

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  • FretwiredFretwired Frets: 24595
    Sad news ..

    Remember, it's easier to criticise than create!
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  • richardhomerrichardhomer Frets: 24339
    Bizarrely I listened to Gaucho this morning and was thinking how great they were....

    Not old either. RIP Walter - thanks for the music....
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  • KebabkidKebabkid Frets: 3178
    edited September 2017
    Very sad. I saw some footage and he didn't look well and still relatively young, too.

    As always, the wonderful music lives on and I know Steely Dan have done some shows without him so it's quite likely Fagen/they could continue, even if it's not quite the same.


    Feedback - http://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/57885/
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  • antifashantifash Frets: 603
    Legend. Thank you, WB. 
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  • SteveRobinsonSteveRobinson Frets: 6565
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    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-41140441
    Lacquer demos here: https://www.manchesterguitartech.co.uk/category/finish/
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  • guitars4youguitars4you Frets: 12794
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    Just heard - I'm glad I've seen them live once - would have loved to see them again but sadly that won't happen now - Glad I have so many great tracks to listen to them again and again and again - I can only thank them both for what they have recorded and such great tracks will never die - RIP Walter
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  • SRichSRich Frets: 751
    edited September 2017
    Very Sad News indeed.

    Steely Dan formed the spine of my music listening from my early days to today. One of my great regrets is that I didn't see Walter & Donald at the Free Trade Hall Manchester back in the 70's.

    Made up for it in their second flush in the 90's.

    Although I probably falsely attributed a great deal of wonderful guitar breaks to Walter (which then turned out to be Larry Carlton et al), he had a wonderful laconic songwriting style.

    Will - Be - Missed.

    Amen Walter 

    "There's things I want, there's things I think I want 
    There's things I've had, there's things I wanna have" 
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  • rocktronrocktron Frets: 797
    RIP.

    I still have The Royal Scam on vinyl, and CDl!!!
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  • NiteflyNitefly Frets: 4697
    Oh, dreadful news indeed.  My favourite band ever.

    RIP.

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  • midlifecrisismidlifecrisis Frets: 2321
    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-41140441
    damn just read this
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  • NeilNeil Frets: 3464
    I know, shocking news, only 67!

    I've always loved the Dan.


    My trading feedback http://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/62723/
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  • bingefellerbingefeller Frets: 5723
    That's quite a shock.  RIP.
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  • bacchanalianbacchanalian Frets: 824
    Shocking news. He had been ill and missed two big shows on the East and West coasts.  I think Larry Carlton stood in.
    I was hoping to catch them at the Bluesfest this October.

    RIP Walter
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  • FunkfingersFunkfingers Frets: 13312
    Three threads. What a guy. :)
    Be seeing you.
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  • guitarmanglerguitarmangler Frets: 557
    Ah, so sad . RIP. 
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  • dindudedindude Frets: 8409
    Very sad, one of my fav bands, what an absolute legend. RIP.
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  • SkippedSkipped Frets: 2371
    Steve Lukather's tweet has captured exactly how I feel.

    Really sad to hear Walter Becker has passed...
    Steely Dan music touched me deep. My desert Island music.
    RIP Walter.
    Condolences Donald..

    http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/7950045/musicians-react-steely-dan-walter-becker-death-social-media-donald-fagen



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  • axisusaxisus Frets: 27656
    Sad sad stuff. I love Steely Dan's music, so perfectly crafted. RIP Walter
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  • Jez6345789Jez6345789 Frets: 1652
    So much a part of my youth and still love it today such great tunes.
    I think Larry Carlton summed it up when he politely said Walter was never a really good guitarist by his own admission he got by. 
    But if I could write songs as great as he did why would you bother.

    Gods house band needs some decent tunes RIP
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  • monkey42monkey42 Frets: 330
    RIP Walter
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  • equalsqlequalsql Frets: 5849
    Wow, I'm stunned by this sad news. Steely Dan were the soundtrack to my late teenage years and the major contributor to my own personal musical education. Learning to play along with their albums trained my ears and brain. WB was a great player and composer.   :'(
    (pronounced: equal-sequel)   "I suffered for my art.. now it's your turn"
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  • guitars4youguitars4you Frets: 12794
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    Jez6345789 said:
    So much a part of my youth and still love it today such great tunes.
    I think Larry Carlton summed it up when he politely said Walter was never a really good guitarist by his own admission he got by. 
    But if I could write songs as great as he did why would you bother.

    Gods house band needs some decent tunes RIP
    very valid comment regarding WB as a writer and guitarist - so many great guitar players inc Larry, IMO are mediocre song writers but awesome players - You need the likes of WB and others to write such songs with such a groove
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  • KebabkidKebabkid Frets: 3178
    dindude said:
    Very sad, one of my fav bands, what an absolute legend. RIP.
    Same Dan. The Nearly Dan gig next month will take on a different meaning for us.
    Feedback - http://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/57885/
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